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ArticleCardiovascular endocrinology & metabolism2020

Revisiting the pathogenic role of insulin resistance in Duchenne muscular dystrophy cardiomyopathy subphenotypes.

Antoine Fakhry AbdelMassih, Reem Esmail, Hanan Zekri, Ahmed Kharabish, Khaled ElKhashab, Rahma Menshawey, Habiba-Allah Ismail, Peter Afdal, Erini Farid, Omneya Affifi

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Article in Cardiovascular endocrinology & metabolism, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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10 authors at 4 institutions in 3 countries.

Antoine Fakhry AbdelMassihPediatric Cardiology Unit, Department of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, Cairo University.
Reem EsmailPediatric Cardiology Unit, Department of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, Cairo University.
Hanan ZekriPediatric Cardiology Unit, Department of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, Cairo University.
Ahmed KharabishCMR Unit, Radiology department, Faculty of Medicine, Cairo University, Egypt.
Khaled ElKhashabPediatric Endocrinology unit, Department of Pediatrics.
Rahma MenshaweyStudents' Research Program, Faculty of Medicine, Cairo University.
Habiba-Allah IsmailStudents' Research Program, Faculty of Medicine, Cairo University.
Peter AfdalStudents' Research Program, Faculty of Medicine, Cairo University.
Erini FaridDepartment of Pediatrics.
Omneya AffifiPediatric Neurology Unit, Department of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, Cairo University, Cairo, Egypt.
Cairo University · EGChildren Cancer Hospital · EGPediatrics and Genetics · USUniversitäts-Herzzentrum Freiburg-Bad Krozingen · DE

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

introductionDuchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) is known to impact the subepicardial layer of the myocardium through chronic inflammation. Recent animal studies have shown predominant subendocardial involvement in rats with DMD. The primary outcome parameter was to determine by cardiovascular MRI (CMR) if two differential patterns of myocardial involvements exist in DMD; the secondary outcome parameters were to correlate the observed pattern with metabolic markers such as insulin resistance measures.

methodsForty patients with DMD were screened using CMR to determine which of them had predominantly subendocardial dysfunction (SENDO group), or subepicardial/midmyocardial involvement (SEPMI group). Patients were subjected to body mass index measurement, serum creatinine kinase, serum lactate dehydrogenase enzyme, fasting glucose-insulin ratio (FGIR), full lipid profile, left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF), left ventricle E/E´ ratio (the ratio of early mitral inflow velocity to average early diastolic velocities of the basal septum and mitral annulus) for left ventricle diastolic function, and myocardial layer strain discriminating echocardiography (MLSD-STE). Results: 26 patients displayed SENDO while 34 displayed SEPMI. SENDO group displayed overt insulin resistance; (FGIR (SENDO: 7 ± 1 vs. SEPMI: 5 ± 1,

conclusionDMD does not seem to influence the heart uniformly; DMD cardiomyopathy probably has two separate phenotypes with different mechanisms. Insulin resistance might be implicated in its pathogenesis and its reversal may help to slow disease progression.

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PMID33225232
PMCPMC7673770
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